spare

spare
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verb
1 make sth available
ADVERB
barely, hardly

She hardly spared him a second glance.

VERB + SPARE
can, could

Can you spare a second to give me a hand?

PREPOSITION
for

Can you spare some money for the homeless?

PHRASES
to spare

Have you any money to spare?

We should get there with half an hour to spare.

2 allow sb/sth not to be harmed
ADVERB
largely

The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.

mercifully
PREPOSITION
from

The children were spared from the virus.

Spare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail, ↑embarrassment, ↑feeling, ↑life, ↑minute, ↑misery, ↑moment, ↑necessity, ↑pain, ↑thought
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adj.
Spare is used with these nouns: ↑battery, ↑bedroom, ↑capacity, ↑cash, ↑clip, ↑copy, ↑key, ↑minute, ↑moment, ↑part, ↑room, ↑seat, ↑time, ↑tyre, ↑wheel

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  • SPARE — SPARE …   Википедия

  • Spare — Spare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparing}.] [AS. sparian, fr. sp[ae]r spare, sparing, saving; akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar?n, Icel. & Sw. spara, Dan. spare See {Spare}, a.] 1. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spare — Spare, a. [Compar. {Sparer}; superl. {Sparest}; not used in all the senses of the word.] [AS. sp[ae]r sparing. Cf. {Spare}, v. t. ] 1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spare — [sper] vt. spared, sparing [ME sparien < OE sparian, akin to spær, thrifty, Ger sparen, to save: see SPACE] 1. to treat with mercy or leniency; refrain from killing, injuring, troubling, or distressing; save 2. to save or free a person from… …   English World dictionary

  • Spare — Spare, n. 1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Killing for sacrifice, without any spare. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. Parsimony; frugal use. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] Poured out their plenty without spite or spare …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spare — ► ADJECTIVE 1) additional to what is required for ordinary use. 2) not currently in use or occupied. 3) with no excess fat; thin. 4) elegantly simple. ► NOUN ▪ an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out. ►… …   English terms dictionary

  • Spāre — (Spāre,Латвия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Dumbri, Ģibuļu pagasts, Talsu novads, Spāre, LV 3298 …   Каталог отелей

  • spare — spare·able; spare; spare·less; spare·ly; spare·ness; spare·ribs; …   English syllables

  • Spare — Spare, v. i. 1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious. [1913 Webster] I, who at some times spend, at others spare, Divided between carelessness and care. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To refrain from inflicting harm; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spare — [adj1] extra, reserve additional, backup, de trop, emergency, free, in excess, in reserve, in store, lagniappe, leftover, more than enough*, odd, option, over, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unoccupied, unused, unwanted;… …   New thesaurus

  • Spare — may refer to:*Spare (bowling) *Austin Osman Spare …   Wikipedia

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